Metz MECABLITZ 36 AF-3 C Mode D'emploi page 68

Foreword
Welcome to the large family of Metz customers! We con-
gratulate you on purchasing this flash unit and thank you
for your confidence in our products.
It is only natural that you should want to use your flash unit
straight away. However, we recommend that you study the-
se Operating Instructions beforehand to be able to fully
exploit and utilize all the capabilities offered.
This flash unit is only suitable for the following camera brands:
• mecablitz 36 AF-3 C only for Canon EOS cameras
• mecablitz 36 AF-4 C only for Canon EOS/Power shot
cameras
• mecablitz 36 AF-3 M only for Minolta Dynax or. Minolta
Maxxum cameras
• mecablitz 36 AF-3 N only for Nikon cameras.
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Contents
1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
2. Supported dedicated functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
2.1 mecablitz 36 AF-3 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
2.2 mecablitz 36 AF-4 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
2.3 mecablitz 36 AF-3 M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
2.4 mecablitz 36 AF-3 N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3. Mounting the mecablitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3.1 Mounting the mecablitz on the camera. . . . . . . . 73
3.2 Removing the mecablitz from the camera . . . . . . 74
4. Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.1 Suitable batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4.2 Replacing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
4.3 Switching the flash unit on and off . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5. Dedicated functions and flash mode . . . . . . . . . 76
5.1 Flash readiness indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
5.2 Automatic flash sync speed control. . . . . . . . . . . 76